An exhaustive and authoritative investigation into the Christadelphians with links from their own sources as well as insights from former members. Complete examination of their history, organisation, theology, practices, and the challenges they face.

Links to Sources of Books and Publications

A scholarly work by a Christadelphian, Andrew Wilson, exploring the progression
of the community from a loose affiliation of people attracted to the teachings of
John Thomas to an established denomination in the period 1864-1885 through the development
of a creedal system of organisation and the personality and influence held by Robert
Roberts.

This link is provided because a former Christadelphian who became an evangelical
Christian has written three easily readable books. These are “From Christadelphianism
to Christ”, “The Rise of the Cults” and “Unmasking Christadelphianism
- The Hopelessness of the Hope”. Highly recommended!

An area which has always been controversial in Christadelphian circles has been
the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. The historical view
has been that the only source of knowledge of God is in the Bible and the Holy Spirit
is only available in the believer through his intake of the Bible as a “spirit-Word”.

This book was written by Edgar Wille, a Christadelphian who subsequently left the
movement and it is written with Christadelphian sensitivities in mind. Examines
all the passages in the New Testament on this subject and their importance in relation
to the New Covenant. Available for download free or posted at a small cost.

Books by Robert Roberts

Fourth Edition of Christendom Astray: (NOT FREE) Has a chapter called “Signs and Times: or evidence that the
end is Near” removed because it sought to prove using scripture Christ would
return and the new millenial age would start by 1910 at the latest and it never
happened.

Books by Alan Eyre

The following books were the result of historical research by Alan Eyre to find
people with the same beliefs as Christadelphians prior to John Thomas. Whilst
finding some groups and people with shared doctrinal distinctives (primarily following
the Protestant Reformation), it created some false impressions. This was revealed
comprehensively through a later scholarly examination by Ruth McHaffie discussed
in the Changing Explanations section.

Duncan Heaster

Bible BasicsRECOMMENDED!!: a book designed to present a
basic (in Christadelphian terms) systematic theology of their beliefs. Widely
used internationally, particularly by
Carelinks Ministries.

The Seventh Woman: A novel by Duncan Heaster about the Christadelphians
which may interest some.

Harry Whittaker

ReformationRECOMMENDED!!:
written to try and deal with what Harry saw as practical failures of the community
and worldliness he saw creeping in.

Alfred Norris

The Holy Spirit and the Believer Today: A Christadelphian study on
the Holy Spirit that was somewhat controversial in that its conclusions recognised
the need for the Holy Spirit today in the believer that have generally been denied
by the community.

Frank Jannaway

Christadelphian AnswersRECOMMENDED!!:
Written in 1920 this book illustrates some big changes in how the community views
the world or the larger society and how the community has become far less puritanical
in outlook.